Rather
mechanical and lifeless. It just doesn’t breathe.
… see Full
Review

Johann Sebastian
BACH(1685-1750)
Goldberg
Variations, BWV 988 Gwendolyn Toth, Lautenwerk Recorded at
St. James Chapel, Cathedral of St. John the
Divine, New York City, June 2000 Lautenwerk
by Willard Martin, 1988
ZEFIRO RECORDINGS 103 [2CDs: 83:06] [DS]

Sheer
enjoyment … not in the ‘must have’ category,
but not very far behind. … see Full
Review

The
success of Karajan’s live Mass in B minor
is mixed. Despite a variable performance it
has some memorable moments. With an artist
like Ferrier, nearly all of her recordings
are worth hearing. … see Full
Review

This
set fully deserves the MusicWeb’s ‘Recording
of the Year’ appellation, it is without doubt,
my overall recording of 2003. This is the
Bax symphonies cycle to which I shall turn
again and again.
... see Full Review

Initially,
I was dumbfounded, but I now seem to have
found a voice. This disc enjoys the privilege
of being one of the worst I have heard for
many a moon. At the end there is a palpable
feeling of relief that the experience is over.
… see Full Review

A
mandatory purchase for Bergians … I doubt
I shall be able to listen to this great and
enigmatic work again without reference to
this new finale, which unlocks so many of
the piece’s secrets. … see Full
Review

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